Developmental Care Equipment
Term for a boundary device in crib/isolette often made from rolled blankets. Improves sleep and decreases stress.
What is a nest?
The minimum weight (g) for a baby to be transitioned to an open crib
What is 1600 grams?
Moms should completely or partially pump breasts immediately before this type of breastfeeding?
What is non-nutritive (recreational) breast feeding?
One method to decrease visual stimulation in preterm infants
What are decrease ambient lighting, cover crib/isolette, eye shields
The gestational age that a baby would be automatically admitted to the NICU
What is <35 weeks?
Using a blanket, this positioning technique helps maintain developmental body positioning, encourages muscle tone, and protects against natural startle reflex
What is a swaddle?
The amount of time a pre-term baby needs to maintain a normal axillary temp before moving to an open crib
What is 24 hours?
The maximum number of minutes to attempt a PO feeding with a pre-term infant who has a NG tube
What is 30 minutes?
One method to decrease auditory stimulation in pre-term infants
What is to put baby in an isolette, and/or decrease ambient noise?
After 36 weeks, a well baby should only sleep in the ________ position
What is the supine position?
This positioner promotes physiologic stability, musculoskeletal and neurological development while baby is on his/her belly.
What is a prone pillow/positioner?
Besides baby meeting the weight minimum and showing temp stability, these 2 other factors must be considered prior to moving baby from isolette to open crib
What is steady weight gain and tolerating feeds?
Three developmentally-appropriate caregiver techniques to implement when feeding a pre-term baby
Modified side-lying, external pacing, specialty nipple (slow flow), cheek support, frequent burping, chin support
When swaddling a baby greater than 36 weeks, it's important developmentally to keep their ______ free and out of swaddle.
What are hands?
Three signs of stress in pre-term infant
What are changes in HR, RR, SpO2, limp tone, vomiting, grimace, hyperextension of arms/legs, sneezing, hiccups, squirming, limp tone, inconsolable crying?
Reduces bilateral head molding (plagiocephaly) in preterm infants
What is a support pillow for head?
When infant becomes medically able to be swaddled, transition baby from servo/skin mode to ____ mode on the isolette.
What is air mode?
__________ is a set of maneuvers that establishes a pattern for sucking bursts to allow sufficient opportunity and time for the neonate to breathe
What is pacing?
At this gestational age, it is appropriate to start stimulating vision with mobiles or visual-stimulation pictures.
What is 38-40 weeks?
Recommended gestational age when the HOB in crib should be flattened and boundaries removed
What is 35 weeks?
Provides gentle weight and tactile support for irritable babies
What is a Frog Pillow?
The manual air temperature the isolette should be set at for at least 24h, with baby maintaining adequate temperature, prior to trialing an open crib
What is 28 degrees?
The gestational age baby should be when initiating Feeding Readiness Scoring
What is 32 weeks?
This common positioning technique helps maintain the infant's limbs in a flexed position, with limbs towards the midline of the body.
What is swaddling?
The minimum weight baby should be prior to discharge from the NICU
What is 4lb? (1830g)